Clarinet Long Tone Warm Up

Super Supe r Long Tones Tones War Warm-up m-up Adapted from Bil Jackson, and excerpted from the Better Clarinet Tone course Play each scale in one breath, with a metronome as slow as you can manage. (Try starting with quarter note = 88) Look in a mirror to ensure that your shoulders and fingers remain relaxed.

# # # & #44

w w w w w w w w # # # & #w w w w w w w w &b w w w w w w w w &bw w w w w w w w b b & bbbb ∑ w w w w w w w b b & bbbb ∑ w w w w w w w # & ∑ w w w w w w w # & ∑ w w w w w w w b b & bb ∑ ∑ w w w w w w b b & bb ∑ ∑ w w w w w

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∑

E

11

Aim for the smoothest possible connection between notes, and a steady airstream.

21

b ∑ ∑

If you hear any "bumps" in the sound, repeat intervals until they are smooth.

∑

∑

F

31

40 

bbbbbb ∑

Play with the most beautiful tone possible.

Gb

50 

∑

w

# ∑

Focus on your belly/ab muscles pushing out as you blow with a fast, steady, airstream.

60 

G

w w

∑ bbbb

70 

79 

w w w

Ab

89 

w

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w

2

b b & bb w

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# # # & ∑ ∑

w w w w w w w w bb ∑ w w w w w w w w

98 

107 

b b & ∑

117 

A

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

w

Bb

b b & ∑

127 

∑ w

w

w

w

# # b ## ∑ ∑ # b & w w w # # # & ## w w ∑ ∑ w w # n # n # # n & # w w nn ∑ ∑ w &w w w ∑ ∑ w

w

w

w

w

w

136 

B

w

w

145 

w w w w

155 

C

164

174

&w w w b b & bbb w w ∑

bbbbb w

183

# b b b & bb w w # w

193

D

Db

w

w w w w w w w w w

w

w

w

∑ w w w w w w w w w w w w

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# w # &

∑ w w w w w w w # b # b & w b ∑ ∑ w w w w w w b w w w w w w w w b ∑ ∑ b & # # b # # b ∑ ∑ w w w w w b & w w ∑

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Eb

221

231

E

# # # & #w # # # & #w

240 

247 

w

w w

∑ w

w

∑ w

w

w w

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